Art in the time of colony
It is often assumed that the verbal and visual languages of indigenous people had little influence upon the classification of scientific, legal, and artistic objects in the metropolises and museums of nineteenth-century colonial powers. However, as this book demonstrates.
History
307 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
9781409455967, 1409455963
1008082370
Contents: Introduction; Mimesis of tradition; The picture proclamation; The encyclopaedia Terra Cognita; Anachronistic mapping; Telling race in silhouette; Conclusions and other performances; Bibliography; Indexes.